St James' GAA (Cork) is a

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports o ...

club based in the parish of Ardfield– Rathbarry, in

Cork "Cork" or "CORK" may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container *** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine Places Ireland * ...

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

. The club has both

hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

and

Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...

teams. The club is part of

Cork GAA The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Cork GAA is one of the 32 County board (Gaelic games), county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the Cork county teams. It ...

and also part of the

Carbery GAA Carbery GAA is a Gaelic football and Hurling division in the south-west area of County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The division is one of eight divisions of Cork GAA, the Cork County Board and a division is responsible for organising co ...

division. Whilst the club has traditionally been primarily a

one,

has grown in the 21st century. The club, like the parish has often been nicknamed "the Mountain". They are competitive in both Junior 'A' codes in the division. St James' won the Carbery Junior A Football championship in 2019 after defeating Ballinascarthy 0-11 to 0-9 in the final. It was their first ever title at this grade. St James' reached their first ever Junior A County Football Final in 2019, beating Cobh in Round 1 (2.17 to 0.02), beating Boherbue in the quarter-final (1.11 to 0.12) and beating St. Michael's in the semi-final (1.12 to 0.09) but lost out in the final to Kilshannig GAA (0-22 - 0-11)

Achievements

Cork Junior Football Championship The Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Cork Junior A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JAFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork GAA, Cork County Board ...

Runner's up 2019 *

South West Junior A Football Championship The Carbery Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bandon Co-op Carbery Junior A Football Championship and abbreviated to the Carbery JAFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the West Cork B ...

Winners (2) 2019, 2022 *

All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship The All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship is an annual inter-county club hurling competition organised by Killeedy GAA club since 2006 for eligible hurling clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their count ...

Runners-up 2005 * Munster Junior B Club Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2005 *

Cork Junior B Hurling Championship The Cork Junior B Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Junior B Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JBHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaeli ...

Winners (1) 2005 * South West Cork Junior B Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2005 * South West Cork Junior B Football Championship Winners (5) 1929, 1946, 1948, 1981, 2005 Runners-Up 1968, 1970, 1975, 1997 * South West Cork Junior C Football Championship Winners (1) 2021 * South West Cork Junior D Football Championship Winners (1) 2009 Runners-Up 2001, 2006 * South West Cork Minor C Hurling Championship Winners (2) 1996, 2001 Runners-Up 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 * South West Cork Minor C Football Championship Winners (3) 1995, 2000, 2006 * South West Cork Under-21 B Hurling Championship Winners (1) 2002 Runners-Up 2000 * South West Cork Under-21 B Football Championship Winners (1) 2005 Runners-Up 2008 * South West Cork Under-21 C Football Championship Winners (1) 1995 Runners-Up 2014 * South West Cork Under-21 C Hurling Championship Winners (1) 1998

References

External sources

St James' club website
Gaelic games clubs in County Cork Hurling clubs in County Cork Gaelic football clubs in County Cork {{Cork-GAA-club-stub